Hi everyone,

I bought an 89 240 sedan, wow what a car!!!

its done just over 300000k's and drives like a dream.

i would like to know what the average fuel consuption is for a 240 with a
b230f motor/auto. at the moment i am getting about 400k's for about 42ltrs,
is this normal for mixed hiway and suburban driving?

i have cleanded the throatle body.

new plugs and leads.

new air cleaner element.

is there anything else i should do, maybe use premium ulp?

thanks in advance
snoopy

snoopy42 <snoopy42 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Just out of curiosity, how much did you pay?

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I have the same car and same kilometrage. I get 460 kilometers to a full
tank. (45ltr) when using the cruise control. Slightly less 400 when not
using cruise.
"athol" <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote

i paid $3500, its in very good nic, new tyres, very good trim, paints good,
probabably had a squirk of paint or 2, but looks nice, a/c works, drives so
well . . . all i need is a hat now

"athol" <me (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote

what sort of cruise control do you have, and why is the consumption better
with the cruise control?

"Judy and Brad" <formathe (AT) rogers (DOT) com> wrote

"snoopy42" <snoopy42 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote


My car gets between 8 - 13L per 100Kms. If I get 10-11 with "normal" driving
then I am happy. Lower figures are when doing longer trips.
I would say you are getting about what I would expect for a reasonable
driver. My car has a few mods and tends to be driven very hard.


Flame trap. ALWAYS use Volvo or directly equivalent filters (Mahn?) I've
tried both Ryco and other assorted "quality" filters and the all have issue
with the anti drain back valve. It's a well known "issue". I run premium. My
car hates the "oxygenated" fuels. Optimax, Vortex. Best bet for me is BP
premium.


AJS

I don't know if it's a regional variance but my 240 (1983) has a 60L
tank. The car was built in Sweden and sold in the pacific northwest US
somewhere (Washington State I believe).

blurp


On Sun, 3 Jul 2005 12:13:13 -0400, the illustrious "Judy and Brad"
<formathe (AT) rogers (DOT) com> favored us with the following prose:

My 87 240 (205,000kms) gets about 400kms on about 40L. This is a mix
of highway and city driving. I've tried BP Premium but haven't noticed
a difference in performance or fuel economy.

Han.

"blurp" <admin (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Mine has a 60 litre tank as well.
244 GL, 1981 in .au

snoopy42 <snoopybris (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Bit of a contrast to the '88 I just bought for AU$200. :-)

Very straight body but faded paint, an engine that allegedly uses lots of
oil (but didn't on the drive home) and a bit of trim damage in the
interior. A very nice straight body, though. Looks to be totally rust
free but I'll find out for sure when I pull it apart...

Should be a good new home for the 350 chev, etc. that are currently in my
'80 264GLE. :-)

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